Series: Untwisting the Tongues Issue

Sorting Out this New Testament Phenomenon

July 11, 2004 • 1 Corinthians 14:1-40

Few topics have generated as much confusion and dissension among Christians as the debate regarding the New Testament gift of “speaking in tongues.” Pastor Mike walks through this perplexing New Testament phenomenon discussed in 1 Corinthians 14. This helpful study aims to clarify the topic and unify the church with a better understanding of God’s word.

Reaffirming God’s Word as Our Ultimate Authority

June 16, 2025July 11, 2004 1 Corinthians 14:36-38

As the years & experience pas in the Christian life we must be careful to reaffirm the fact that everything we believe & everything we do is subject to God`s objective word!

The Problem with Corinthian (& Californian) Styled Tongues

June 16, 2025July 18, 2004 1 Corinthians 14:1-40

We must carefully examine 1 Corinthians 14 to discover (and avoid) the damaging problems related to the kind of “tongues” phenomenon practiced in the church of Corinth.

Examining the Role of Tongues in the Bible

June 16, 2025July 25, 2004 1 Corinthians 14:20-22

The Corinthian “tongues” display should be an obvious sign that something is seriously wrong, especially against the backdrop of true missionary oriented tongues.

A Closer Look at New Testament Churches without New Testaments

June 16, 2025August 15, 2004 1 Corinthians 14:29-40

Great care, sobriety and thanksgiving should mark the proclamation and reception of God`s instructions for our lives.

A Brief Study of When God Breaks the Rules He Made

June 16, 2025August 22, 2004 Various

God’s breaking of natural law is not the norm, nor should it be our expectation We should expect his intervention within the laws he made, not in the way he did for the prophets for whom he was verifying his new revelation.